Michigan House Doesn’t Extend Virus Emergency; Moves to Sue Governor

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Lansing, MI – The Republican-led Michigan House has refused to extend the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration. It also voted Thursday to authorize a lawsuit challenging Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s authority and actions to combat the pandemic.

The step came as hundreds of conservative activists returned to the Capitol to denounce Whitmer’s stay-at-home measure. Whitmer wanted lawmakers to extend her emergency declaration by 28 days. It expires late Thursday. But at the same time, the Governor has said that the state of emergency will continue regardless because of another law giving her broad powers to act.

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*Information from the Associated Press*